<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>

This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from 
Form 10-K and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000081033
<NAME> PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   11,187,431
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    420,798
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       1,392,790
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     1,555,929
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              14,556,948
<COMMON>                                     2,563,003
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      594,395
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          1,372,729
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               4,530,127
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          360,000
<PREFERRED>                                    324,994
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         4,586,268
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 567,316
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     53,111
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               4,135,132
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               14,556,948
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    5,707,245
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           325,576<F1>
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   4,388,248
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   4,711,743
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        995,502
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              13,052
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               1,008,554
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       406,869
<NET-INCOME>                                   616,964
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     34,236
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  582,728
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       502,200
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      357,584
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       1,325,001
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>

<F1>State Income Taxes of $2,062 and Federal Income Taxes for Other Income of
$2,081 were incorporated into this line item for FDS purposes.  In the
referenced financial statements, State Income Taxes are included in Taxes -
Other and Federal Income Taxes for Other Income are included in Other Income - 
Miscellaneous.
</FN>